Not sure whether it was my attendance last Saturday at Moogfest (which I was previously pronouncing wrong – from the Moogfest FAQ: What is the correct way to pronounce Moogfest? Moog like “rogue.”) or just the natural progression, but after a few, somewhat non-technological sessions I found myself working with midi again.

Moogfest moved from it’s most recent home of Asheville, NC to a couldn’t-resist, less-than-an-hour drive in Durham. One of the acts my fellow-fester, Paul, and I happened open was Gwenno at the First Presbyterian Church (pictured above). Interesting to see people dancing in the aisles to some pulsing indie-electronic music. Some of the other artists we caught were Laurie Anderson, Gary Numan, Ben Frost (who just about blew us out of the Carolina theater with his explosive soundscapes) and Explosions in the Sky. As it was a successful first dip into Moogfest waters, I purchased an early-bird festival pass for next year.

Back to my album: After a couple of bumps I was able to record a simple beat (bass & snare drums) and organ & grand piano parts using my midi set-up.

I sang over that, listened and helped myself to a 2nd vocal track for support. The sketchy results can be heard via the link below. I am still looking to add guitar and bass and revisit the bridge/ending which us absent from this version.

-Edlectric

Now with more lyrics – more is better, right?

Trying to stretch the meaning of the song.

Did a quick record – vocal & guitar together. Decided vocal was a little low. Recorded a 2nd vocal track. All very “sketch-y,” but coming along.

After a very productive weekend for The Get-Up (3/4 of which are pictured above, in their somewhat natural habitat – you’ve seen enough of me), I was ready to continue with my soloing.

The weekend was highlighted by a Saturday evening audience-less concert which was recorded, but is only currently approved for band-member listens. I feel that a good portion of it is shareable, but will have to get concurrence of those pictured above.

I need to get a DAW tutorial from band member Dave Husted as he ‘“mastered” lightly.’ – saying: “Mainly I pushed the volume up with a limiter to “radio” level.  A little bit of eq work to clear out some mid band mud but not much as I did not spend a lot of time on it.” IMHO, it significantly improved the sound. Most importantly, the vocals are are much clearer – mostly a good thing. 😉

I took a step forward in my solo work by figuring out a few chords for Saving Our Lives and getting the 2 verses and the bridge(?) recorded (linked below).

-Get-Up Bass